A row is simmering over the Budget announcement for increasing the road tax on diesel vehicles which cannot meet the proposed Real Driving Emissions Step 2. The standard has not yet been agreed and does not come into effect until 2020 but the Chancellor Richard Hammond said new cars which do not meet it by April will cost their owners more. He will … [Read more...]
Newslines 13 November
The M4 north of Bridgend was closed for ten hours over Saturday night after a man’s body was discovered on the carriageway. Police said he had been run over by a number of vehicles on the westbound direction but investigations meant both sides were closed until approximately 8am yesterday. Councils in Wales made a £14m profit in parking charges in the … [Read more...]
Diesel sales recovering with newer models
The diesel is not dead, says CAP hpi. Vehicle data expert cap hpi has cited a better than average performance from diesel vehicles for this time of year for the past three months in a row (July – September) with motorists favouring diesel vehicles (50.9%) over petrol during September 2017 based on sales volumes. In its latest Black Book data, cap hpi … [Read more...]
Diesel decline threatens emissions targets
Diesel’s market share in the EU-15 fell from 50.2% to 46.3% of new car registrations in the first half of 2017. In absolute numbers, 152,323 less diesel cars were sold and the drop was offset by an increase in the sale of petrol vehicles. Auto makers caution that this shift to petrol engines with higher CO2 values will pose additional challenges to … [Read more...]
Diesel can still play a useful role
Diesel still has an important role to play for many fleets despite calls for a scrappage scheme designed to improve air quality by removing older vehicles, says Arval. The vehicle leasing and fleet management company believes that such initiatives can be very effective in removing old and inefficient vehicles, but there is a risk that all diesel vehicles … [Read more...]
